Assessment 1, Activity 9 - Landscapes

The aim of this exercise was to create a visually appealing landscape devoid of people, with particular awareness of both foreground and background interest, sharpness of the image and tonal completeness throughout the image.

For this exercise I chose the view from the Wentworth Falls Lookout in the Blue Mountains, NSW. I used a tripod and a cable release to prevent camera shake. It was nearing sundown and light was fading very quickly so I needed to adjust my settings a little as it got darker. 

Post production I darkened the sky and increased the contrast to make it less bright and to make it more interesting. I also darkened the blue of the mountains slightly to make it more vibrant and removed some of the saturation.

Below is a screenshot of my images in Adobe Bridge. I experimented with a few different settings during the shoot.

Resulting image below:

100, f/22, 0.50 secs